Sejny County

Sejny County (Polish: powiat sejneński) a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Sejny, which lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Sejny County

Powiat sejneński
County
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Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Sejny): 54°7′N 23°22′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
SeatSejny
Gminas
Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total856.07 km2 (330.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,139
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Car platesBSE
Websitehttp://www.powiat.sejny.pl/

The county covers an area of 856.07 square kilometres (330.5 sq mi). As of 2011 its total population was 21,139, with Lithuanians comprising 20.2% (4,271) of the inhabitants.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Sejny County is bordered by Augustów County to the south and Suwałki County to the west. It also borders Lithuania to the north-east and Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2006)		 Seat
Sejny urban 4.5 5,934  
Gmina Puńsk rural 138.4 4,419 Puńsk
Gmina Sejny rural 218.0 4,106 Sejny *
Gmina Krasnopol rural 171.6 3,902 Krasnopol
Gmina Giby rural 323.6 2,970 Giby
* seat not part of the gmina
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References
  1. "Mniejszości narodowe i etniczne oraz społeczność posługująca się językiem kaszubskim wg powiatów w 2011 r. (2011 Census data)". mniejszosci.narodowe.mswia.gov.pl (in Polish). Ministry of Interior and Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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